WEBVTT CLICK HERE WATCHING THE 10:00NEWS ON METV BOSTON.ED: AN MBTA RIDER'S TWEET SAYSIT ALL.THAT IS A SNAKE.YOU CAN SEE SOMEONE HOLDING ITON A PACKED RED LINE TRAIN THISAFTERNOON.IF YOU THINK SNAKES ARE BANNEDFROM THE T, YOU'RE IN FOR ASURPRISE.MARIA NEWSCENTER 5'S JORGE: QUIROGA IS LIVE IN BRAINTREETO EXPLAIN.JORGE: THIS ONE CAUGHT ME BYSURPRISE, THE MBTA SAYS YOUCAN'T TAKE YOUR SNAKE FOR ATRAIN RIDE AS LONG IS IT CANNOTSLITHER AWAY.ON THE RED LINE MONDAYAFTERNOON, BRAINTREE BOUND.ONE SLIPPERY COMMUTTER CAUGHTANNE KEANE'S ATTENTION.SHE POSTED THIS SHORT VIDEO TOTWITTER.>> IT WAS A SNAKE WRAPPED AROUNDHIS ARM.JORGE: NOT HUGE BUT BIG ENOUGHTO GIVE SOME RIDERS, THE HEEBYJEEBIES.JORGE: WE SHOWED SEVERAL PEOPLETHE VIDEO AND SINCE THE T'SANIMAL RULES DON'T MENTIONSPECIFICALLY SNAKES WE ASKED IFIT WAS OK.THE AGENCY'S SPOKERSPERSONWRITTING BACKTHE GENERAL POLICY ALSO DOESN'TMENTION POLAR BEARS.IN THIS CASE, SUCH PETS SHOULDBE TRANSPORTED IN A SECUREDCARRIER AT ALL TIMES.>> IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGSTHAT YOU THINK ABOUT.>> REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN GOTLOST ON THE TRAIN?JORGE: IN 2011 A THREE FOOT BOANAMED PENELOPE MADE NEWS WHENSHE DISSAPEARED WHILE RIDING THERED LINE WITH HER OWNER.THE STEALTHY BOA HIDDING IN THETRAIN'S NOOKS AND CRANNIES FORWEEKS.QUICK AS LONG AS IT IS NOTPOISONOUS I AM FINE WITH IT.JORGE: IF YOU ARE INTO SNAKES,THE T SAYS USE COMMON SENSE,LIKE A DOG ON A LEASH, KEEP IT